What I Got Myself for Christmas

As I will be spending Christmas Eve outside the office (whew, a first in 3 years!), I thought of spending my morning of Dec 24th with a quiet time in the bay area. A coffee date with myself! It's been a while since I got myself a "Quiet Me Time."

my 2010 planner na 1st time kong nasulatan today ^-^

One fine morning. Bay area. Banofee Pie + Mocha Frap (Dont liked it very much, I should have stick with my Iced WCM!) and my journal where I listed down the things I wanted for 2011.

I can't believe Im longing to have this time alone. Parang last year lang, I cant even enjoy eating out on my own, what more travel solo! But dont look now, I've been to 4 places this year all by myself, 2 of which were done outside the country.

So that's the priceless gift I got myself for Christmas. ♥
Now here's the pricey part... ^-^

I know I have planned to own a high-end laptop in my To-Do-List, but I realized I really cant afford a Mac Book Pro with the specs I wanted. Super expensive! I cant afford it. =(

So what my brother and I did is go to Gilmore and buy the components of a desktop computer.

Intel Core i5 3.20GHz, 4GB RAM, MSI H5MM-E32 motherboard,
NVIDIA GT220 video card, 1Terabyte HD,
22" LCD monitor, Creative speakers, multimedia keyboard

I can't be happier with what I got. Ang gwapo ng new baby ko! ♥

meet Blade
my Black and Bold desktop computer

In preparation for a home-based job! Winner! ^-^

44 responses:

Chyng said...

How about you, what did you get yourself for Christmas? Share! Ü

krizzy cabalay,RN said...

wuhoo!!first to comment ako d2 ate!:D
hihi inaabangan ko kc kung anu ung extreme sports na gagawin mo =D
anyways,what i got myself for christmas? simple lang:lots of foods!!hihi diet mode kc ako minsan pag may travel pero ngaun,ceasefire muna,lafangan mode muna!hihihi
merry christmas po ate chyng!;)

khantotantra said...

Sa monday at tuesday pa ako bibili. Baka digicam at harddrive :D

Di mo pala nagustohan ang mocha frap

shey said...

happy Xmas!

surely nothing beats the "quiet me time". I loved that too!
What i got for myself?, wala natulog lang ako! ahehe..

Plans for working homebased? I've been working home based for the last 3 Years..and all i can say is Sobrang nakakabobo and you'll miss all the kulitan time at the office! pero ok lang din u'll get by..

working home based means more quiet me time!!

godbless!

zebzeb said...

merry christmas chyngggggggggggg... God Bless you more and more..

Unknown said...

First, happy holiday. What's your home based job? And I noticed your speaker. I am planning to buy one. Is that brand ok?

Madz said...

Congrats on your new baby! So sleek!

More and more people are working at home na (I used too), is that for a sideline thing or are you becoming a full time work at home employee on your current job? :)

Diamond R said...

In preparation for a homebased job wow, I like that. What i got this christmas my new life after the accident. sobrang blessing na yon.

bertN said...

After I gave everybody their Christmas presents, I checked my imaciated wallet and I found to my surprise that I can only get for myself a cup of fresh, hot cup of senior coffee at McDo LOL. OK lang, Pasko naman.

eMPi said...

Wowwww! All black talaga... nice!


Maligayang pasko, Chyng!

Anonymous said...

Merry Christmas!! Nice grabs!

Kate said...

Congratulations on your new baby :) Good luck on your homebased work plan. I've been working from home for about 2 years already. No regrets :)

Skron said...

Now that's smart and frugal. Assembling a kick-ass PC rather buying a Mac.

I'm saving for a new Graphics Card and a Processor as well.

As for what I got this Christmas, I got a Kindle and an Android Phone.

MartinTC said...

Huwaw! Tulo laway ko sa equipment mo!!!

mabel said...

i got myself two stuff from my wishlist..hulaan mo...hehe

wow home based..masaya ito..congrats chyng!!

gillboard said...

ang ganda naman ng gift mo sa sarili mo!!!

merry christmas and Happy New Year sa'yo Chyng!!!

Kape Kanlaon\ said...

Wow ang ganda ng view and momemt ng priceless and ganda and techie ni blade hihihi merry christmas

escape said...

whoa! home based job and a new computer!!! pwede na ba kami tumambay diyan?

looking forward to a trip to batad next year.

The Princess Boy said...

I hope you enjoyed your Christmas! Sana naging meaningful and very happy yung Pasko mo. :D

Advance happy new year too, wag magpaputok, baka maputulan. lol. :P

princess_dyanie said...

Eh di ikaw na nga ang techie! :D

kg said...

panalo talaga chyng! galing!

merry christmas! mwah!

Mapanuri said...

For me, wala.. I think I already got what I need - haha defense yan ng mga kuripot. hehe :)

Not a material thing kasi every Christmas I'm buying something hehe kaya ngayon, save muna.. I'll invest more on travels this coming year, at least hindi magdedepreciate ang value.. PRICELESS!.. :)

Merry Christmas everyone! :)

lechua said...

Merry Christmas Chyng!!! I'm in awe of you achieving your list of to-do's in 2010.... Looking forward to your new list for the coming year... wishing you a happy new year 2011!

rob said...

.. my sis-in-law works homebased and she's been doing that for almost a year now, she's actually earning good money out of it and she's able to stay home with my niece.

.. nakita mo na yung christmas gift ko for myself, the e-p1 camera, next year i'll save money for the zuiko zoom & macro lenses.

.. merry christmas chyng, ang bilis lang ng panahon.

Meedge said...

wow, gusto ko rin ng home based job! and ng malupit na desktop. haha. mako maraming "me time" kasi i rent a place near work. merry pasko, chyng!

Kura said...

really? home-based job? ang bongga mo naman. hindi ko keri yan. madaming magulo sa bahay. hehehe! Naikakainggit naman ang mga bago mong baby. Super like! 2 n lang pala ang kulang mo sa list. You still have few days left. Go girl!

Teknisyan said...

ganda naman nang rig mo! :)

http://www.teknisyan.net

Teknisyan said...

oppss... sorry... I accidentallt pressed ENTER!!!

Anyway... that's one kick ass desktop.. looks like mapapadalas na post mo neto noh?! :)

http://www.teknisyan.net

bang said...

Hi Chyng! Merry Christmas!

You made the right decision. :-)

Nag-isip tuloy ako bigla kung ano ang gift ko sa sarili ko...hehehe! Actually, wala pa as of now. :-)
Hindi ko pa alam ang bibilhin ko sa 1 banig ng Rustan's Gift checque from hubby!!! Hehehe! At first, I was so excited na mag shopping, but then I realized na saka na lang kasi I have 1 year to spend all of them. ;-)

Onga pala, good luck sa home-based job mo. You will surely enjoy it, kasi I've been working home-based since 2003 pa. :-)

The Nomadic Pinoy said...

Nice gift for yourself Chyng! Ako naman, I gave myself a new DSLR this Christmas - an upgrade from my old Nikon D80.

Photo Cache said...

Ang galing galing!

2 years na akong nag di dream ng either Nikon or Canon dslr - kaso di bumababa sa $1800 ang price - naka sale na yan. Kaya tiis pa din.

Husband and I didn't get anything for ourselves this Xmas - but we are going on another trip at the end of January - delayed gift to each other :)

btw - i never get those fancy drinks at starbucks and pete's anymore. i stick to good old amerciano.

redtemplard said...

WOW! 3.2Ghz!

ganda din ng HD monitor mo. =)

naging shoppaholic ako this Holiday season. T_T ndi ko na lang babanggitin lahat. eto na lang muna...

ngayong dec naka 4 pairs ng shoes ako. *toink*


Happy new year Chyng! ^^

danda07 said...

ganda naman! Goodluck sa homebased work mo! :)

The Gasoline Dude™ said...

Wah! I'm seeing Banoffee Pie!

What I got myself for Christmas... is a Carl's Jr. Portobello Mushroom Burger. LOL! Kakabili ko lang kasi ng laptop last month kaya parang 'yun na din Christmas gift ko sa sarili ko.

pusangkalye said...

at talagang ngyn mo lang nasulatan yung 2010 planner? malamang nyan sa closet din bagsak ni thunderbird planner no? naks--- ang PC--reding redi na for blogging.hahaha

advance happy new year Chyng--I wonder san ka naman sisiksik this 2011.

docgelo said...

i got myself priceless happiness of being with family and being home. hirap kaya maging autistic abroad; it takes talent! hehehe...

merry christmas, chyng!
sosyalin naman set up ng pc mo.
happy new year...

PS : uy,homebased job.. additional income, share, share, share! hahaha

Oman said...

hey, hey ,hey congrats for owning blade :)

wala pa ko gift sa sarili ko pero i truly wish to have a job that i truly like this coming 2011.

cheers to more travels and more blessings in 2011 :)

p.s. wish ko din na ma-meet na kita personally :)

Unknown said...

Very splendid PC you got there!

Pareho yata tayo ng default order sa Istarbuko. White Chocolate Mocha. I'd have it Frapped or Hot.

Marami-rami ka ngang adventures this year, and yeah I personally think that that's the best gift you've got for yourself. Sana next year, maka-travel-travel na din ako. I'm yet to meet Mt. Samal and its zipline.

What I mostly got for this Christmas was, books. :D

Ed said...

still waiting for my 5-year retirement plan. malapit na rin. next year :D

galing ng post. very detailed ng events! nice pics too! :D

kas said...

what homebased job is this? Perpek!

Ann said...

wow! you mean coupons lang tlaga yung nagalaw mo sa bdj? hehe naalala ko pa nung nagmeet tayo para lang magpalit ng coupons... sa pic pa lang bagong bago yung bdj mo, sakin lasog lasog na... haha

wow! home-based job... i always dream of that... (",)

Cedric said...

Waaa. Di pala napost comment ko. Hehe. Anyhoo, congrats sa 2010 mo. May your 2011 be even better. :D See you around!

lhay said...

i never thought of having a quiet time by myself..i should be planning one soon..thanks for a great idea..=)

driving school cheltenham said...

That is a great gift for yourself. Giving a reward to your ownself makes you more hardworking.

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